Tammy Davis
Tammy Davis | |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Tammy Davis is a New Zealand actor, best known for his role as Munter on the hit New Zealand comedy-drama, Outrageous Fortune. He grew up in Raetihi, New Zealand.[1]
Career
Davis has performed in both film and television, including Black Sheep, Whale Rider and in Taika Waititi's short film Tama Tu. He also starred as Mookie in What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?, the sequel to Once Were Warriors. Davis made his feature film direction debut on the 2015 film, Born to Dance, released in September 2015.[1][2] He is a host on the breakfast show on George FM.[3]
In 2020, Davis starred as Vice Principal Trev in The Eggplant, a New Zealand-teen-drama crime-comedy series released to TVNZ OnDemand and YouTube. [4]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jackson's Wharf | Worm | Season 1, Episodes 7, 8 |
| 2000 | Jackson's Wharf | Worm | Season 2, Episodes 6, 8 |
| 2005 | The Market | Ritchie Johnson | Season 1, Episode 2 |
| 2005 | Mataku | Jason | "The Chosen Ones" (S03E04) |
| 2005-2010 | Outrageous Fortune | Munter | Series regular |
| 2013 | Top of the Lake | Constable Howe | Season 1, Episode 3 |
| 2013 | Sunny Skies | Deano | Main role |
| 2013-2014 | Auckland Daze | Himself | Season 2, Episodes 2, 5 |
| 2016-present | The Barefoot Bandits | Tane | |
| 2017-18 | Shortland Street | Luke Whakapano | |
| 2020 | The Eggplant | Vice Principle Trev | Season 1 |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? | Mookie | |
| 2002 | Whale Rider | Dog | |
| 2004 | Fracture | Det. Peters | |
| 2004 | Spooked | Andy | |
| 2005 | Tama tu | unknown | Short film |
| 2006 | Black Sheep | Tucker | |
| 2007 | Eagle vs Shark | Fight Extra | |
| 2007 | Day of the Devils | Josh Milton | |
| 2013 | Fantail | Dad | |
| 2015 | Born to Dance | Director |
Personal life
Of Māori descent, he identifies with Ngāti Rangi and Atihaunui a Paparangi and is the half brother of Kiwi actor, Julian Arahanga.
He had a long-term relationship with the producer Ainsley Gardiner and they have three daughters.[5] He is now married to Cypress Vivieaere.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Tammy Davis". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Tammy Davis". New Zealand Film Commission. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "George FM - Beats working". George FM. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "The Eggplant - A drama-crime-comedy online web series". www.dia.govt.nz. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Eriksen, Alanah May (29 August 2009). "Actor: What I did was stupid". The New Zealand Herald.
- ^ "What the gossip mags say". Stuff. 9 July 2012.
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